Community Palliative Care Nurse Furness
University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation TrustSearch for more jobs in Kendal
Job overview
Working autonomously, you will have responsibility to assess, plan, implement and evaluate programmes of evidence-based nursing care under guidance from the B7 CNS teams, ACP's and Consultants.
Integral to the post is the ability to demonstrate leadership skills, advanced interpersonal and communication skills alongside highly specialised clinical skills.
To assist the teams in the planning and delivery of education across a varied range of settings and to a wide range of health and social care professionals.
The teams are supported by medical staff and work closely with a comprehensive and well established Hospice at Home service and specialist hospice inpatient unit.
This is a 0.5 WTE post working initially with the Furness community team however will be flexible across UHMB. This is a fixed term contract within the integrated community care group.
Main duties of the job
We are looking to recruit a dynamic, enthusiastic Band 6 Palliative Care Nurse. The post holder will work alongside an experienced team which covers a large geographical area. This post is fixed term for 6 months based in the community team.
Working autonomously, you will have responsibility to assess, plan, implement and evaluate programmes of evidence-based nursing care under guidance from the B7 CNS teams and Consultants.
Integral to the post is the ability to demonstrate leadership skills, advanced interpersonal and communication skills alongside highly specialised clinical skills.
The post holder will have a good understanding of collaborative working, alongside various HCP delivering care to complex patients and provide specialist advice, guidance and support to patients, carers/relatives, clinical practitioners and peers.
To assist the teams in the planning and delivery of education across a varied range of settings and to a wide range of health and social care professionals.
The post holder will also be expected to contribute to service development, audit and research.
The teams are supported by medical staff and work closely with a comprehensive and well established Hospice at Home service and specialist hospice inpatient unit.